Women take centre stage at our place tonight

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Girl power will be in full focus when the Vodafone Warriors host their unique double header at Mount Smart Stadium tonight.

Unique because the Vodafone Warriors have their new NRL women’s premiership team and NRL men’s side on the same bill for the first time, beginning with the women taking on Auckland in a trial match at 6.00pm ahead of the NRL fixture against Newcastle at 8.00pm.

That’s history right there and fittingly so in the NRL’s Harvey Norman Women in League round.

The feminine touch is everywhere, not just in the two women’s teams going head-to-head on the field but also the referee – Rochelle Tamarua – and Vodafone Warriors coach Luisa Avaiki on the sideline.

Once that game is over there’s more to follow with Vodafone Warriors member Carol Tawhai doing the coin toss while the ever-popular mini mod games feature all-girls teams. The Richmond Rosebuds face the Howick Hornets in an under-13 match-up and then Whangarei’s Glenbervie School meets Point England School in a match between primary school teams.

The guard of honour as the Vodafone Warriors run onto the field from the East Stand tunnel will be made up of the players from the Vodafone Warriors women’s team and the NRL team’s partners and families as well as flag bearers who are all female Vodafone Warriors members.

There’s also a female flavour in the Vodafone Warriors-Newcastle NRL match with Belinda Sleeman one of the touch judges.

Another major game day feature will be a Generation Game-styled activation courtesy of match day sponsor Harvey Norman. A lucky winner picked from a competition to find “a deserving woman” will be revealed at halftime to have a shot at winning Harvey Norman products.

Also on the bill again tonight will be another instalment of the Woodstock Kick of Cash competition as well as the second finalist in the ‘Be the Band’ talent search – Brotherhood Musiq. The three-piece band will be playing in the Entertainment Precinct from 6.15pm-7.15pm.